THE MAIDSTONE SINGERS

Charity Number: 1145752
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Maidstone Singers seek to promote education in and understanding of music through concerts, and tours. It regularly performs with children and young adults, and supports local charities through the proceeds of its concerts

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £16,479
Total expenditure: £15,703

People

7 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TMS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elisabeth Jean Rackham Trustee 05 August 2020
None on record
Stephanie Joy Job Trustee 17 November 2019
None on record
Timothy James Colston Trustee 19 November 2017
None on record
Mary Elizabeth Hannant BSc FCA Trustee 26 November 2015
None on record
Marilyn Rose Scott Trustee 03 February 2012
None on record
Michael Marriott BA HONS Trustee 26 January 2012
None on record
KENNETH SCOTT MBA, FRSA Trustee 26 January 2012
MAIDSTONE AREA ARTS PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
ENERGIZE COMMUNITY CHOIR
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £15.80k £2.76k £14.58k £17.25k £16.48k
Total expenditure £16.37k £4.02k £13.27k £15.49k £15.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £1.00k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 07 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 16 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 19 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 13 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 24 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25/11/2010

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: A) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF SINGING IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS IN MAIDSTONE AND ELSEWHERE; AND B) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
11 Blythe Road
Maidstone
ME15 7TR
Phone:
01622754727
Email:
MANAGER@THEMAIDSTONESINGERS.ORG.UK
Website:

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